Amarillo Center for Skilled Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Amarillo Center for Skilled Care is a 122-bed for-profit nursing home in Amarillo, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 89.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Amarillo Center for Skilled Care
6641 W Amarillo BlvdAmarillo, TX 79106
Potter County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, nurse aides logged 1.58 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Texas average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.58 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.83 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
89.6% of nursing staff at Amarillo Center for Skilled Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 4 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 20, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $21,390 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2023 | Fine | $21,390 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Amarillo Center for Skilled Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Amarillo Center for Skilled Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: West Wharton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 4, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Amarillo Center for Skilled Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Amarillo · abuse citation | 0.3 | 98 | 1.74 | 2.88 | 53.3% | 1 | $16,810 |
| Heritage Convalescent Center Amarillo | 0.7 | 116 | 2.23 | 4.00 | 57.0% | 2 | None |
| Windflower Health Center Amarillo | 0.8 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.68 | 53.9% | 4 | None |
| Amarillo Medical Lodge Amarillo | 0.8 | 102 | 1.56 | 3.14 | — | 5 | None |
| Five Points Nursing and Rehabilitation Amarillo | 1.2 | 120 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 96.3% | 4 | $8,420 |
| Landmark of Amarillo Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce Amarillo | 1.4 | 99 | 1.89 | 3.43 | 97.6% | 3 | $160,948 |
| Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home Amarillo | 1.4 | 120 | 2.65 | 4.02 | 62.0% | 3 | $11,216 |
| Legacy Rehabilitation and Living Amarillo | 3.5 | 150 | 1.81 | 3.24 | — | 2 | $13,070 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.